Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries

ReviewGovernment health research

Source type: Review
Access type: Abstract/index
Publisher: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Indexed by: PubMed
Date: 2015
Added: 2026-07-01

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Government health research

Publisher type: Government research
Bias profile: Low

This source is strongest for safety and clinical outcomes and weaker for consumer context and regulatory status.

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Regulatory status: 66/100; Context Source
Clinical outcomes: 90/100; Primary Anchor
Mechanism: 90/100; Primary Anchor
Safety: 92/100; Primary Anchor
Consumer context: 88/100; Strong Support
Trial discovery: 89/100; Strong Support

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Public-health context
Safety resources

Weak for

Primary endpoint extraction when a study is available

Used in Viral Vitalism

Supporting evidencesignal3 references

Fluoride: Cavity Shield or IQ Risk?

Roles: Supporting evidence

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Supporting evidencestudy1 reference

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Water fluoridation for the prevention

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partly supported85/100

fluoride: Community water fluoridation can reduce dental caries risk at

Community water fluoridation can reduce dental caries risk at a population level, especially where preventive dental access is uneven, but the size of benefit depends on baseline risk, toothpaste use, diet, and local context.

Strong human evidence3 sources